Summary
Seeking a full-time receptionist for a corporate office to serve as the primary liaison for visitors by providing exceptional customer service. The Receptionist will manage inquiries regarding the organization to the general public, clients and customers. Duties include assisting in daily office needs and general administrative activities while working closely with the admin team to promote a positive work environment.
Job Duties
- Interface appropriately with a broad array of internal and external stakeholders, including company employees at all level as well as external vendors
- Greet and assist visitors in a courteous manner and ensure they are appropriately hosted and escorted at all times
- Make WiFi guest passes for guests as needed
- Answer phone calls promptly and efficiently; provide information and/or direct inquiries and calls to appropriate staff
- Coordinate incoming and outgoing mail and deliveries (Fed Ex, UPS, etc.)
- Manage internal lunch events, OT meals, and social/business gatherings
- Coordinate all aspects of travel as needed
- Assist with phone coverage, vacation coverage, and critical special projects to achieve optimal department results
- Order and stock front desk, office supplies, and mailroom supplies
- Keep up with events that are taking place and put up flyers for events on the bulletin boards
- Update/order business cards as needed
- Maintain presentable lobby appearance
- Deliver mail to departments
- Submit PR for birthday cards, update Birthday Board, write birthday cards for employees
- Submit New Hire paperwork
- Submit requests for replacement badges
- Contact vendors if any of their machines need service (ex: water dispenser)
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalent education, associate's degree preferred
- Previous experience in the corporate administrative environment is a plus
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Bilingual proficiency in Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, or Vietnamese is a plus
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Ability to prioritize work and meet tight deadlines
- Ability to work independently and as a team
- Have own reliable transportation
Location
This position will be on-site based in Sugar Land, Texas.
WHY AOI?
In addition to competitive salary, AOI offers
- Flexible and competitive health (medical, dental, vision) plans offer the employee with the right options to meet individual and family needs
- Employer matching on 401(k) deferrals
- Generous PTO policy, with unused PTO payout at end of the year
- Relocation package available within US
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Skills Required
- High school diploma or equivalent education
- Associate's degree
- Previous experience in a corporate administrative environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Bilingual proficiency in Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, or Vietnamese
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Ability to prioritize work and meet tight deadlines
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Reliable personal transportation
What We Do
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | NASDAQ: AAOI AOI is a leading designer and manufacturer of fiber optic networking products. We primarily serve three growing end-markets: cable television broadband, fiber-to-the-home, and internet data centers. We are vertically integrated with a product portfolio from laser chips, components, sub-assemblies and modules, to complete turn-key equipment. All three of our end-markets are driven by bandwidth demand fueled by the growth of network connected devices, such as video traffic, cloud computing and online social networking. To address this increased demand, CATV and telecommunications service providers are investing to improve their networks in competition to deliver voice, video, and data services to their subscribers. Rising bandwidth consumption is also driving demand for higher speed server connections in the internet data center market. As a result of these trends, fiber optic networking technology has become fundamental in all three of our target markets to meet these needs. Our vertical integration, broad product lines, and in-house design capability uniquely position AOI to serve these markets and offer us the flexibility to address tomorrow's fiber optic applications. To learn more about our company and products, we invite you to visit our website. Website www.ao-inc.com Facebook tinyurl.com/ycxcsbwx Instagram tinyurl.com/rqsbpk5 Twitter tinyurl.com/rd6dtvn
